"Brace yourself for a totally new experience in cutting-edge animation. Based on the classic comic created by Osamu Tezuka, written by Japanese anime legend Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira) and directed by Rintaro (Galaxy Express 999), Metropolis is a spectacular film featuring stunning imagery and unforgettable characters.
"In the industrial, tri-level world of Metropolis, Duke Red is a powerful leader with plans to unveil a highly advanced robot named Tima. But Duke Red's violent son Rock distrusts robots, and intends to find and destroy Tima. Lost in the confusing labyrinth beneath Metropolis, Tima is beginning a friendship with the nephew of a Japanese detective. But when Duke Red separates the two innocents, Tima's life - and the fate of the universe - is dangerously at stake."
Credits Original work: Osamu Tezuka Director: Rintaro Screenplay: Katsuhiro Otomo Character design: Yasuhiro Nakura Art Director: Shuichi Hirata Music: Toshiyuki Honda Copyright: Tezuka Productions/Metropolis Committee VHS version: Language: English Label: Columbia Tristar Home Video Running time: 104 mins Certificate: PG Catalogue no: CVR32739 Price: £9.99 Release Date: 22nd July 2002 DVD version: Includes trailers, Animax special: The Making of Metropolis, filmmaker interviews, two animation comparisons, photo gallery, history of Metropolis comic book, filmographies Language: English, Japanese and Russian with optional English, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Hindi, Icelandic, Hebrew, Bulgarian, Turkish, Danish or Swedish subtitles. Label: Columbia Tristar Home Video Running time: 104 mins Certificate: PG Catalogue no: CDR32739 Price: £19.99 Release Date: 22nd July 2002